Black Lake (Fond du Lac River, Saskatchewan)

Black Lake is a lake in the Mackenzie River drainage basin in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about 55 kilometres (34 mi) long, 17 kilometres (11 mi) wide, has an area of 464 square kilometres (179 sq mi), and lies at an elevation of 281 metres (922 ft). The primary inflows are the Chipman River, Cree River, Fond du Lac River, and Souter River; the primary outflow is Fond du Lac River, which flows via the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean.

Black Lake
NASA map showing Black Lake[1]
Black Lake Location of Black Lake in Saskatchewan
Location	Saskatchewan
Coordinates	59°12′00″N 105°15′02″W
Primary inflows	Chipman River, Cree River, Fond du Lac River, Souter River
Primary outflows	Fond du Lac River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	55 km (34 mi)
Max. width	17 km (11 mi)
Surface area	464 km^2 (179 sq mi)
Surface elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Islands	Fir, Pick and many smaller islands
Settlements	Black Lake
References	[2][3]

The community of Black Lake is located on the northwest shore of the lake, near where the Fond du Lac River exits.

Fish species

The fish species in the lake include walleye, yellow perch, northern pike, lake trout, Arctic grayling, lake whitefish, cisco, white sucker, longnose sucker and burbot.

References

1. "NASA Visible Earth (BURN SCARS IN SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA) Note: Dark to light rust coloured areas are burn scars from forest fires". August 24, 2002. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
2. "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Black Lake)". Retrieved 2014-08-29.
3. "Atlas of Canada Toporama". Retrieved 2014-08-29.

• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheets 74P2, 74P3, 74P4, 74P6, 74P7". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
• "Saskatchewan - Lake Areas and Elevation (lakes larger than 400 square kilometres)". Natural Resources Canada. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
• Fish Species of Saskatchewan